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Tomson Family Foundation Trust

Mason City, IA

The Tomson Family Foundation Trust funds education, arts and culture, historical organizations, and charitable and religious purposes, primarily in Iowa and Minnesota, with some support elsewhere. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $125,000, with a median of $5,000. It lists contact people rather than a standard application form and says giving is not limited to preselected organizations.

United Way of Southeast Minnesota

Rochester, MN

United Way of Southeast Minnesota funds programs addressing health, financial security, youth opportunity, and community resilience, especially for people facing disparities or difficulty meeting basic needs. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,087 to $98,048, with a median of $15,000, for programs serving Olmsted, Dodge, Winona, or Fillmore County, Minnesota. Funding opportunities open periodically, typically about once a year; applications are submitted through specific RFPs.

Bertha Stebens Charitable Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The Bertha Stebens Charitable Foundation supports services and programs in areas such as early childhood, food, health care, aging, education, and the arts, provided they benefit people in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $7,500, with a median of $3,000. It accepts applications through an online process; the listed deadline is April 30.

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

The Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports charitable and educational nonprofits in communities where Enterprise Mobility operates, focusing on health, education, arts, and disaster relief; applicants must be actively supported by an Enterprise Mobility team member, spouse, or domestic partner. Giving varies widely: it reported 9,499 grants in 2024, but its 2025 filing showed one grant of $101.4 million, so that amount is not a typical award. Applications are accepted at any time through eligible Enterprise-affiliated applicants; the Foundation does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

Gordon Flesch Charitable Foundation Inc

Madison, WI

The foundation supports charitable organizations in areas including education, food assistance, housing, behavioral health, and services for people with disabilities or other needs, with most 2024 grant dollars going to organizations in Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,000 to $8,000, with a median of $5,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Winnebago Industries Foundation

Forest City, IA

Winnebago Industries Foundation supports environmental stewardship, access to outdoor activities, education and workforce development, and inclusive communities. Its usual geographic focus is communities within 50 miles of employee locations in Florida, Indiana, Iowa, and Minnesota, with an exception for national partnerships; 2025 grants had a median of $15,000, though amounts varied widely. It is invitation-only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Farrer Endowment Foundation

Mason City, IA

The Farrer Endowment Foundation funds Iowa organizations working in areas such as community development, youth and family services, self-sufficiency, health care, and recreation, including capital projects, operations, scholarships, and programs. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,000 to $30,000, with a median of $5,000. It accepts written requests in a specific form submitted to the secretary; the filing gives a January–April 30 application period.

Alliant Energy Foundation Inc

Madison, WI

Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/a Greater Des Moines Community Fdn

Des Moines, IA

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines supports projects that improve quality of life in Greater Des Moines, including housing and transportation access, health, economic opportunity, inclusive communities, and nonprofit capacity-building. Its 2024 itemized grants had a median of about $12,900, though awards ranged from roughly $5,000 to $7.34 million.

Pella Rolscreen Foundation

Pella, IA

The Pella Rolscreen Foundation supports charitable organizations working in education and community betterment, including civic, cultural, social, and physical-environment programs in communities where Pella Corporation employees live. Large grants generally range from $10,000 to $50,000 and typically cover no more than 25% of project costs; its 2024 grants had a median of $1,029. It accepts unsolicited requests from eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits and government entities in communities where Pella has manufacturing plants.

Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino Inc

Altoona, IA

Prairie Meadows supports Iowa nonprofits in arts and culture, education, economic development, human services, and youth sports and recreation; Legacy grants focus on large-scale projects in central Iowa. Its programs offer $100–$1 million for Legacy, $100–$99,999 for Community Betterment, and $1,000–$50,000 for Youth Sports and Recreation. It accepts applications through its online system; the 2026 deadline was February 27, 2026, and has passed.

Iowa Health Care Association Foundation

West Des Moines, IA

The Iowa Health Care Association Foundation funds scholarships and career-education resources for employees of member long-term-care organizations and Iowa high school students pursuing long-term-care careers. Its typical giving level varies: it awarded 287 grants totaling about $4.1 million in 2024, and the listed high school scholarship is $2,000. Its programs focus on Iowa; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.